By David Tepera, October 4, 2023

One thing is for sure: we don’t know how many days we have on this earth, but we do have today.

Years ago, a good friend of mine told me he had been saving for a rainy day his whole adult life, and now that he reached 70 years, it’s raining and it’s time to enjoy life. That was seven years ago, and Mike and his wife Teresa haven’t looked back.

Now, what’s keeping you from enjoying each day? There’s no longer putting off tomorrow when you can make the most of today. Remember the song by Tim McGraw “Live like you were dying?”

It’s time to do things that make you feel better. Why not take a stroll outside and see the beauty that surrounds us? When’s the last time you made a stranger smile with a simple “hello?” How about eating a healthy meal to make your body feel replenished?

Come on, get off the couch, shut your laptops, stop scrolling social media to people who are not your friends and turn off smart TVs that make you dumber. This is not how you want to spend your last days.

It’s humbling observing all our older clients scheduling multiple vacations because they chose to get back their quality of life. One 73-year-old female client came back from a long trip excited that she was able to calculate more than 30,000 steps per day. Just know, she has two hip replacements.

Again, today is one day you know you have, so why not be productive? Maybe, find a way to make others’ lives better. There are too many who feed off dividing us, so you should help bring us all together.

To me, the only enemy I have is Father Time. I do my best every day to punch him in the face because I’m not giving up and neither should you.

Think of someone elderly or physically handicapped who’s out there giving this world their best. Those are role models and inspiration to all of us. Your goal should be the role model for the next person. Why not? All you need to do is get started today.

The life you’re living is no dress rehearsal, so make today something special. Just remember, you don’t know how many days are left, but you do have today.